Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Douglas XFD-1 Combat Fighter Prototype Aircraft.
1 x Pratt & Whitney R-1535-64 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine developing 700 horsepower driving a two-bladed propeller unit at the nose.
Propulsion
205 mph
330 kph | 178 kts
Max Speed
23,622 ft
7,200 m | 4 miles
Service Ceiling
578 miles
930 km | 502 nm
Operational Range
1,670 ft/min
509 m/min
Rate-of-Climb